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📚APRIL 2025 Dusty Bookshelf Challenge:💈



Please post your shelves. NO COMMENTS in this thread please. You can add discussion comments after pairs are posted.

How It Works:
1) Please post up to 10 books that you would like to read this month.
*minimum 5 books.

2) CHOOSE TURTLE (one book) or HARE (two books) to indicate your reading speed so your picker will know whether to choose one book or two books.

3) An assigned person will pick ONE or TWO BOOKS (depending on the indicated reading speed) from your shelf.

4) BONUS BOOK: Specify "another book from my shelf" OR Pick a Genre and the assigned person will pick a book from that specific genre.

5) You have one month: APRIL 2025 to try to read the chosen books. (*if you don't read your book(s) this month, it's okay because this challenge is for YOUR ENJOYMENT)

6) Please try to select for your pair ASAP as we all get excited and waiting is torture to some.


TIMELINE
MARCH 25-28th, 2025: Participants will post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on MARCH 28th
MARCH 29th-30th: Pairs will be posted & then selection of the books and posting it for the person you are choosing for
*Again, as I said earlier, please try to select for your pair ASAP.

**MARCH 31st: Re-picks for those who didn’t get the pick

**MOD ASSIST: In addition to myself (Denise), the TCF Mods are also around for assistance.

PARTICIPANTS

Chelle_Rydz
Danielle Gypsy Soul
Connie N.
Severina
Dora
Shannon
Marty
☘KathyD☘
Susan A
Karen ♐
Jennifer
Leslie Ann
Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)
Erica
Elaine
Susan
Michelle
Louise
Masoodah
Zuzana
Lyndi (mibookobsession)

Penumbra

PAIRS

✔️Chelle_Rydz picks for Marty
✔️Danielle Gypsy Soul picks for Masoodah
✔️Connie N. picks for Leslie Ann
✔️Severina picks for ☘KathyD☘
✔️Dora picks for Louise
✔️Marty picks for Susan A
✔️Susan picks for Shannon☘KathyD☘ picks for Jennifer
✔️Susan A picks for Danielle Gypsy Soul
✔️Karen ♐ picks for Elaine
✔️Jennifer picks for Michelle
✔️Leslie Ann picks for Susan
✔️Sallie(GeorgiaGirl) picks for Chelle_Rydz
✔️Erica picks for Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)
✔️Elaine picks for Lyndi (mibookobsession)
✔️Susan picks for Severina
✔️Michelle picks for Erica
✔️Louise picks for Dora
*Masoodah picks for Connie N.
✔️Zuzana picks for Karen ♐
✔️Lyndi (mibookobsession) picks for Zuzana

✔️Susan A picks for Penumbra
✔️Susan picks for Shannon

Re-Picks
✔️Shannon picks for Connie N.

Chelle's Spring Dusty Shelf (April 2025)

Turtle 🐢 (1 Book, 1 Bonus)

Sallie(GeorgiaGirl) picked for me
Bonus

For Marty I picked and
Bonus



This year's Dusting Progress -
(view spoiler)[
January - ✅ - Bonus
February - ✅ - Bonus ✅
March - Bonus
(hide spoiler)]

Danielle's Dusty Bookshelf
Duration: 1 - 30 Apr

Level: Hare



Bonus: Please pick another from list above

Connie N.'s APRIL 2025 Dusty Bookshelf
Reading Speed - Hare

I picked for Leslie Ann:

Shannon picked for me: BONUS:
21st Birthday by James Patterson - 4/14/25 ♥♥♥♥

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BONUS: Please pick another book from my list above.

Severina's April Dusty Bookshelf

Reading Speed: Hare (2 books)



No bonus book, please.

**

I picked for KathyD:
and bonus

Susan picked for me:


* ETA 04-03-25: My first pick, The Answer is No was just a short story that I was able to read in one sitting. Unfortunately, only 2 stars from me.
ETA 04-18-25: Finished Attachments. It was "fine", but just a 3 star read for me.

Dora's April Dusty Bookshelf

Reading Speed: Hare



Bonus: from the list above

Shannon's Dusty Bookshelf

Reading Speed: Hare


Bonus: One book from this list https://www.goodreads.com/genres/most...

Marty's Dusty Bookshelf

Reading speed: Hare


Bonus: please choose from the list above.

I pick for Susan A: , ,
Chelle_Rydz picks for me: , ,

☘KathyD’s☘ 2025 Dusty Bookshelf
reading speed — turtle


*for the bonus pick, please choose another from this list.

April Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare
Bonus: Please select another book from my list. Thank you

Karen♐'s April Dusty Bookshelf - Reading Speed - Hare

I picked for Elaine: and bonus:
Zuzana picked and bonus: for me



Bonus Pick: Please pick another from my list above

April Dusty



HARE!

Bonus -- pick a third book from my above list, please?

Turtle please - no bonus

Turtle Please



Bonus - pick from the list above...please

Erica's April 2025 Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Turtle, no bonus. I need to catch up.



I pick for Sallie(GeorgiaGirl) with a bonus of .

Michelle picks for me.

April Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare



Bonus: please select a third title from the list above.

I would like to join please. I failed the last time I joined but I want to get books off my owned TBR

Speed: Hare


I would also like a bonus pick from above please

Michelle's Dusty Shelf
Speed Hare



Please pick bonus from above.

April 2025 Dusty Bookshelf
Reading Level: Hare

Masoodah's Dusty Bookshelf
April 2025

Reading speed - Hare



Please select bonus from shelf above :)

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Danielle picks for me:

Bonus:

Zuzana's April 2025 Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare 🐇 + bonus (another one from my list)



books picked for me:

Lyndi's April 2025 Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare
Bonus: Please pick bonus from shelf

Pairs have been posted here.

Please pick for your assigned partner by March 30th.

Re-picks for those who didn't get a pick on March 31st.

Penumbra's April 2025 Dusty Bookshelf:

TURTLE this month. Please pick a total of two books, that includes the Bonus book.




Bonus Pick one from the above list.

I pick for no one:

Susan picks for me: and

Susan A wrote: "April Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare
Bonus: Please select another book from my list. Thank you"

Hi Susan, I picked , & for you. I hope they're good!

Marty wrote: "Susan A wrote: "April Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare
Bonus: Please select another book from my list. Thank you"

Hi Susan, I picked , [bookcover:Orphan X|40874079..."

Great! Thanks so much!

Danielle Gypsy Soul

and bonus

Karen♐,

for you I pick , and bonus: .

Happy reading!

Susan



Bonus

Enjoy!

For Erica...

I'm going with one of my all time favorite author and series.



I hope you wind up loving it as much as I do.

Hi KathyD

For you I picked and for your bonus

Have a great weekend, and happy reading!

I'm picking for Severina

I picked and

Happy reading :)

Leslie Ann wrote: "Susan



Bonus

Enjoy!"

Thank you. I do need one more pick please. I picked Hare which is 2 books and a bonus.

Hi Denise. I'm not listed. I posted on the 28th, my Pacific time. It doesn't say I had to post by EDT or Australia time. Can you add me please?

@Dora I choose for you:




Bonus

Sallie(GeorgiaGirl), I pick with a bonus of .

Enjoy!

Michelle wrote: "For Erica...

I'm going with one of my all time favorite author and series.



I hope you wind up loving it as much as I do."

Thanks! Really looking forward to this one!!

Lyndi (mibookobsession),



Bonus:

Happy reading!

Zuzana I choose


Enjoy!

Thanks, Lyndi! :)

For Louise:



Enjoy!

Erica wrote: "Sallie(GeorgiaGirl), I pick with a bonus of .

Enjoy!"

OOOOHHHH I am excited to start these 2!!!! thank you

Hi Chelle_Ryz: i picked for you: and

Elaine, my picks for you are: and bonus:

Hope you enjoy!

Zuzana wrote: "Karen♐,

for you I pick , and bonus: .

Happy reading!"

Thanks! Love the choices!

Michelle! I hope you enjoy these:

Masoodah

My picks for you are:


Bonus: